CVE-2017-6272
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
How to fix CVE-2017-6272
To remediate CVE-2017-6272, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nvidia-graphics-drivers—upgrade to 384.98-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-6272 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 384.98-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |